Travel Nursing & Allied Life

Meet the CEO of Medical Staffiing Solutions, LLC and Rapid Staff: Melanie Theriac. After talking about Hawaii contracts and other destination locations in previous TravCon sessions, Melanie is returning to share her tips for those interested in government contracts. Traditionally, the Background Check is something that takes time and must be planned. With COVID-19, now Rapid Response contracts are...

Jonathan Pierre is a travel nurse in California who is enjoying his newest contract away from the bedside! Find out why he's loving it, and what travel options might be out there for you. Jonathan is also the founder of Med Travel Hub which brings travel nurses, travel therapists, and any other type of medical traveler together to enjoy fun, organized international trips. Share experiences wit...

John Modica from Kamana talks about a new way of managing all your credentials: keeping them digitally all in one place, and still easy to find & send securely to a recruiter or company when needed. Having everything in one place makes it easier to keep track of expiration dates, whether you are currently traveling or in a permanent position. John also shares how Kamana keeps your information...

On Tricia & Cyndi's episode of Facts & Myths, they address the dream of 'getting rich' as a traveler: What's true, what's not true, what to expect, and what factors affect the pay rates of an assignment. There are so many factors to think about with pay rates and they vary greatly with every assignment. Crisis contracts are another type of contract that can be available...

Joseph Smith is the head of TravelTax and is the number 1 person in the business of travel taxes. In this episode we talk about the recent big changes in 2018 and how it changed the fame for us travelers. Joseph also shares his history in becoming a tax expert and being involved with TravCon since Day 1! At the end we talk about the one thing to do in order to get ready for a ""new world&#...

Career travel nurse Patricia Pitts shares her wisdom and volunteerism in the healthcare community. She founded the Maternal Infant International Project which has helped decrease the maternal infant death rate in her home country of Guyana, South America through high risk OB education, CPR, ACLS & PALS training. She's also started her own travel agency during her off time: Majestic1 Vacati...

Eric Katz has been a recruiter for many years with Healthtrust Workforce Solutions and shares the behind-the-scene look at what his company does for travelers. Credentialling is a major pain point for traveler nurses (and all types of healthcare travelers), and many don't realize how large a job it is to manage the ongoing issue of keeping up with current licenses for facility submittals. Eric...

John Modica and Dave Dworschak ,the founders of Kamana, talk with Laura about the future of credentialing! Staffing agencies, want to make sure you are keeping up with tech and trends?? This is the podcast to not miss! Travelers, want to make sure you know what is ahead and how to protect your data and get submitted faster? Curious on how much it costs an agency to onboard you before you start? Th...

Tricia & Cyndi talk about the different reasons someone would want to be a travel nurse or allied/therapy traveler. From adventure, to varied experience at work and locations, to increased financial benefits there can be a lot of great reasons to travel as a healthcare provider. They discuss the various challenges - paying double for living expenses, not finding the available jobs etc, to the...

Infectious Disease Update is a TravCon session that was brought back by popular demand! Little did we know how relevant our 2019 decision would be. In this episode, Dylan talks with Aaron Highfill about his history and exposure with ""tropical diseases."" Aaron's one big take away from his upcoming session is ""Everything is going to change after COVID-19."" Lea...

Phil Light is a long-time RN traveler who saw the need for a professional association for healthcare travelers back when it was sorely needed. He created the non-profit association PanTravelers which offers legal support to all healthcare travelers through the services of an attorney on retainer. Over the years he has helped travelers caught in difficult legal situations. Sometimes just a legal le...

Alyssa is a senior recruiter with TotalMed Staffing and has worked with many healthcare travelers over the years. She talks about how recruiters are frequently updating travelers' resumes and paperwork so it's as up to date as possible. Travelers don't always realize how much work their recruiters are doing for them behind the scenes so it nice to highlight this. Alyssa's tip to he...

Laura Latimer is the head of Brand at TravCon, and has been on the TravCon committee for 4 years. She was a travel OTR for 7 years and is the founder of a tech company in travel healthcare called Nomadicare. She loves technology and is excited for the changes ahead! As the host of “Industry Trends” she will be interviewing the leaders, mover and shakers who are out there trying to move the industr...

Tricia Novak & Cyndi Weiss - both long-time NICU travelers - talk about where and when Travel Nursing first started, and how it's changed over the years to the present day. They share their experiences and what the expectations are while on assignment. Having clear expectations on what hospitals are looking for helps healthcare travelers know what to expect...and what NOT to expect while o...

There are specific steps you can take, and strategies to employ, that will help prevent an early cancellation of your contract. Melissa Knybel is an RN and the Vice President of Operations at Randstad Healthcare. She is responsible for the overall management of the Administration, QA, and Housing departments and an absolute wealth of industry knowledge. She has over 15 years of experience in the m...

In this episode of Traveler Minute, Michelle talks to Dylan Callier about strategies to use when the market is bad. Dylan is a Doctor of Physical Therapy currently on assignment in Chico, California, and the founder of the podcast New Medical Nomads. Dylan was hiking Machu Picchu when the country was closed down at the start of Covid. He talks about the challenges he had in getting back out of the...

Welcome to TravCon's newest offering - our Podcast & Youtube Channel. Due to Covid, we had to cancel the Travelers Conference in Vegas this year, so we're taking the opportunity to bring you a new ways to connect with your community. Each week we'll be bringing you an episode from one of our 5 series. You can watch them on our YouTube channel: TravCon TV, or listen to them on our p...